UK-Leeds: Library construction work.

Preliminary Questions
This notice is published by:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
University of Leeds
Purchasing Level 1, Facilities Directorate Building, Cloberry Street, Leeds, LS2 9BT, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1133435795, Email: A.Copcutt@leeds.ac.uk
Contact: Anne Copcutt
Main Address: https://www.leeds.ac.uk
NUTS Code: UKE42

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
Education


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: Art Gallery Drawers Refurbishment.
Reference number: PE2021-22/654

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
45212330 - Library construction work.

II.1.3) Type of contract: WORKS

II.1.4) Short Description: The existing scheme of gallery drawers was uniquely designed in 2008 by Glasbau Hahn and these are being refurbished/retrofitted for accessible, secure display of textiles. This is a specialist bespoke product, constructed to museum sector standards. The specialist knowledge of Glasbau Hahn of the existing drawers scheme means it is not possible to get comparison quotes for the specialist refurbishment.

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 32,000
Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
Not provided

II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKE42 Leeds


II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition as per PCR 2015 regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. The technically specialist retrofit services can only be supplied by the particular economic operator who designed the equipment.

II.2.5) Award criteria
(Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)

Not provided


II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2.14) Additional information:
Not provided

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated procedure without prior publication (in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:Yes

IV.2)Administrative Information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
Notice number in OJ S: Not provided

Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession

Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: PE2021-22/654 Lot Number: Not Provided Title: Art Gallery Drawers Refurbishment

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 15/03/2022.

V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
Glasbau Hahn GmbH, N/A
Gwinnerstr. 40-46 Halle,, Gebäude 412, 6, 0388 Frankfurt am Main,, Frankfurt, Germany
NUTS Code: DE712
The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No


V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
Initial estimated total value of the contract: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot/concession 31,942.62
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No


Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.3) Additional Information:
To view this notice, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=676120314
GO-2022316-PRO-19809288 TKR-2022316-PRO-19809287
VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review Body
University of Leeds
Purchasing Level 1, Facilities Directorate Building, Cloberry Street, Leeds, LS2 9JBT, United Kingdom

V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not Provided .

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/03/2022


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU

1. Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to: Not provided



The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No









3. Explanation

Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
This contract is for the retrofit of specialist Art Gallery storage and display drawers supplied by Glasbau Hahn to the University in 2008. The drawer units are of museum standard and will be retrofitted with glass tops to enable storage and viewing of small and fragile textile items. An example of one of the collections to be supported by this retrofit is the International Textile archive which is an important collection that is currently not easily accessible to researchers.

The existing scheme of gallery drawers was uniquely designed in 2008 by Glasbau Hahn and these are being refurbished/retrofitted for accessible, secure display of textiles. This is a specialist bespoke product, constructed to museum sector standards. The specialist knowledge of Glasbau Hahn of the existing drawers scheme means it is not possible to get comparison quotes for the specialist refurbishment.Glasbau Hahn are the only company capable of retrofitting these drawers which they uniquely designed for the University.